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News ................... 248-8600 Retail advertising ...... 768-8404 Classified advertising .. 242-4000 Delivery ................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us I NDIAN H ILL I NDIAN H ILL JOURNAL 75¢ THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Indian Hill Vol. 17 No. 3 © 2015 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Indian Hill Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 For the Postmaster Published weekly every Thursday Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, OH 45140 and at additional mailing offices. ISSN 15423174 USPS 020-826 Postmaster: Send address change to Indian Hill Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 EDIBLE LEAVES A5 Rita shares some crystal clear spring ideas VISIT US ONLINE Find local news at Cincinnati.com CE-0000618517 Call today! We’d Love To Make You Smile! We Make Smiles Last! Your results will be amazing! Dr. Katherine C. Beiting Member: American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Member: Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society Selected by her peers as a Top Dentist in Greater Cincinnati Family & Cosmetic Dentistry NKY 859-429-9029 Ohio 513-282-2302 www.BeitingDental.com BEFORE AFTER An Indian Hill schools’ race will have some new additions this year. Both live music and a children’s run have been add- ed. The Conquer the Hill 5K Race and Walk will be Satur- day, April 25, at Indian Hill High School, 6865 Drake Road. Registration will start at 7 a.m. followed by the race at 8:30 a.m. This race caters to all skill levels. “We are encouraging a healthy lifestyle so you don’t have to be the fastest runner in the village (of Indian Hill) to come,” said Lori Klinedinst, executive director of the Indi- an Hill Public Schools Founda- tion. The foundation along with the Indian Hill School District Wellness Committee are among the sponsors of the event. “It’s a wonderful beginning to the spring season,” said Mar- ty Majchszak, a physical edu- cation teacher at Indian Hill Primary School who is also ac- tive with the Wellness Commit- tee. “It’s (geared) for the com- munity.” This is the fourth annual Conquer the Hill event. As in previous years, a party with re- freshments and door prizes will follow the run. A Run the Bases fun run for ages 7 and under has been add- ed this year. The fun run, which will be on the new baseball field at the high school, will fol- low the 5K race at 9:45 a.m. Live music has also been added to the festivities. Rock and pop duo Runaway Sidecar will perform. Vocalists and guitarists Dan Marshall and Jennifer Ellis make up the duo. “I think it’s awesome to be able to support the school as an PROVIDED Participants run in Indian Hill schools' annual Conquer the Hill 5K. This year's race and walk will be April 25. Get ready to CONQUER THE HILL Forrest Sellers [email protected] FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS Lori Klinedinst, left, executive director of the Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation, and Indian Hill Primary School physical education teacher Marty Majchszak get ready for the upcoming Conquer the Hill 5K. The race and walk will be April 25. CONQUER THE HILL 5K Saturday, April 25 Indian Hill High School, 6865 Drake Road See RACE, Page 2A An amphitheater, restau- rants, condos, office space, luxury apartments and an un- derground parking lot – all are featured among 13 submis- sions to a new Montgomery committee vetting ideas to jump-start development on a nearly 12-acre site where Ford and Cheverolet dealerships once stood. The Montgomery Commu- nity Improvement Corpora- tion Gateway Redevelopment Ad-Hoc Committee is review- ing proposals for the gateway redevelopment area on Mont- gomery Road. The city used bond money to buy the old Ford and Chevy sites for a combined $5.6 mil- lion. The city also obtained a small piece of land from Ham- ilton County, making the site 11.6 acres in total. The old Che- vy dealership building was de- molished in December, and the old Ford building is scheduled to demolished in late May. The committee has re- viewed seven of the submis- sions, picking its top two for further consideration by city council. The remaining six will be reviewed at the commit- tee’s April 9 meeting, said Community Development Di- rector Tracy Roblero. On April 19, the committee will offer the council its recommenda- tions. The Council may still re- view all of the 13 submissions, or accept the committee’s rec- ommendation. The committee liked pro- posals from Great Traditions Land & Development Co. and Brandicorp, and from CMC Properties, Jones Lang La- Salle and Reztrak Design Stu- dio, citing their successful projects in other parts of Greater Cincinnati. The Great Traditions pro- posal includes a mixed-use de- velopment with condos rang- ing in price from $500,000 to $1 million, office space with a parking structure and restau- rant and retail space. The de- velopment would also have room for green space or a park. “They are already out in the community and trying to get people to Montgomery,” Law Director Terry Donnellon said. Great Traditions is also the developer for the Vintage Club at the north end of Mont- gomery. The committee raised con- cerns about the length of the project’s time line, five years, and the number of companies that would be working on it. Montgomery is reviewing 13 Gateway Redevelopment area submissions Marika Lee [email protected] MARIKA LEE/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS Montgomery Community Development Director Tracy Roblero points at a map of the old dealership sites at the open house the city had for the properties. The city received 13 submissions, which is it reviewing. See GATEWAY, Page 2A

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News ...................248-8600Retail advertising ......768-8404Classified advertising ..242-4000Delivery ................576-8240See page A2 for additional information

Contact us

INDIAN HILLINDIAN HILLJOURNAL 75¢

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Pressnewspaper servingIndian Hill

Vol. 17 No. 3© 2015 The Community Recorder

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Indian Hill Journal394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170

Loveland, Ohio 45140

For the PostmasterPublished weekly every Thursday

Periodicals postage paid at Loveland, OH 45140and at additional mailing offices.ISSN 15423174 ● USPS 020-826

Postmaster: Send address change toIndian Hill Journal

394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170Loveland, Ohio 45140

EDIBLELEAVES A5Rita shares somecrystal clear springideas

VISIT USONLINEFind local news atCincinnati.com

CE-000

0618

517

Call today!We’d Love To Make

You Smile!

We Make Smiles Last!Your results will be amazing!

Dr. Katherine C. Beiting Member: American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

Member: Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society

Selected by her peers as a Top Dentist in Greater Cincinnati

Family & Cosmetic DentistryNKY 859-429-9029Ohio 513-282-2302 www.BeitingDental.com

BEFORE AFTER

An Indian Hill schools’ racewill have some new additionsthis year. Both live music and achildren’s run have been add-ed.

The Conquer the Hill 5KRace and Walk will be Satur-day, April 25, at Indian HillHigh School, 6865 Drake Road.Registration will start at 7 a.m.followed by the race at 8:30a.m.

This race caters to all skilllevels.

“We are encouraging ahealthy lifestyle so you don’thave to be the fastest runner inthe village (of Indian Hill) tocome,” said Lori Klinedinst,executive director of the Indi-an Hill Public Schools Founda-tion.

The foundation along withthe Indian Hill School DistrictWellness Committee areamong the sponsors of theevent.

“It’s a wonderful beginningto the spring season,” said Mar-ty Majchszak, a physical edu-cation teacher at Indian HillPrimary School who is also ac-tive with the Wellness Commit-tee. “It’s (geared) for the com-munity.”

This is the fourth annualConquer the Hill event. As inprevious years, a party with re-freshments and door prizeswill follow the run.

A Run the Bases fun run forages 7 and under has been add-

ed this year. The fun run, whichwill be on the new baseballfield at the high school, will fol-

low the 5K race at 9:45 a.m.Live music has also been

added to the festivities. Rockand pop duo Runaway Sidecarwill perform.

Vocalists and guitarists DanMarshall and Jennifer Ellismake up the duo.

“I think it’s awesome to beable to support the school as an

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Participants run in Indian Hill schools' annual Conquer the Hill 5K. This year's race and walk will be April 25.

Get ready toCONQUER THE HILLForrest [email protected]

FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Lori Klinedinst, left, executive director of the Indian Hill Public SchoolsFoundation, and Indian Hill Primary School physical education teacherMarty Majchszak get ready for the upcoming Conquer the Hill 5K. Therace and walk will be April 25.

CONQUER THE HILL5K

Saturday, April 25Indian Hill High School, 6865

Drake Road

See RACE, Page 2A

An amphitheater, restau-rants, condos, office space,luxury apartments and an un-derground parking lot – all arefeatured among 13 submis-sions to a new Montgomerycommittee vetting ideas tojump-start development on anearly 12-acre site where Fordand Cheverolet dealershipsonce stood.

The Montgomery Commu-nity Improvement Corpora-tion Gateway RedevelopmentAd-Hoc Committee is review-ing proposals for the gatewayredevelopment area on Mont-gomery Road.

The city used bond moneyto buy the old Ford and Chevysites for a combined $5.6 mil-lion. The city also obtained asmall piece of land from Ham-ilton County, making the site11.6 acres in total. The old Che-vy dealership building was de-molished in December, and theold Ford building is scheduledto demolished in late May.

The committee has re-viewed seven of the submis-sions, picking its top two forfurther consideration by citycouncil. The remaining six willbe reviewed at the commit-tee’s April 9 meeting, saidCommunity Development Di-rector Tracy Roblero. On April

19, the committee will offerthe council its recommenda-tions. The Council may still re-view all of the 13 submissions,or accept the committee’s rec-ommendation.

The committee liked pro-posals from Great TraditionsLand & Development Co. andBrandicorp, and from CMCProperties, Jones Lang La-Salle and Reztrak Design Stu-dio, citing their successfulprojects in other parts ofGreater Cincinnati.

The Great Traditions pro-posal includes a mixed-use de-velopment with condos rang-ing in price from $500,000 to $1million, office space with aparking structure and restau-rant and retail space. The de-velopment would also haveroom for green space or apark.

“They are already out in thecommunity and trying to getpeople to Montgomery,” LawDirector Terry Donnellonsaid. Great Traditions is alsothe developer for the VintageClub at the north end of Mont-gomery.

The committee raised con-cerns about the length of theproject’s time line, five years,and the number of companiesthat would be working on it.

Montgomery isreviewing 13GatewayRedevelopmentarea submissions Marika [email protected]

MARIKA LEE/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Montgomery Community Development Director Tracy Roblero points at amap of the old dealership sites at the open house the city had for theproperties. The city received 13 submissions, which is it reviewing.

See GATEWAY, Page 2A

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alum,” said Marshall, whois a 1987 graduate of Indi-an Hill High School.

Ellis has children whoattend schools in the dis-trict. She is also a web de-signer for the district.

She has been a partici-pant in previous Conquer

the Hill runs.“I wanted to get out of

running so I thought I’dsing,” Ellis joked.

Proceeds raised fromthe Conquer the Hill willgo to the Public SchoolsFoundation. In the past thefoundation has used theseproceeds to provide thedistrict with science andtechnology equipment.

To register, go online towww.ihpsf.org.

FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Vocalists Dan Marshall, left, and Jennifer Ellis, who make upthe signing duo Runaway Sidecar, will perform at the Conquerthe Hill 5K, which will be April 25.

RaceContinued from Page 1A

CommunityAll-Stars

Community Press isinviting you to hop onthe All-Star Gamebandwagon.

What memories doyou have of previousAll-Star Games in Cin-cinnati (or other cit-ies)? What has baseballmeant to you; whatdoes it mean to younow?

Share photos if havethem. Email [email protected].

Find our guide to allthings ASG 2015 atCincinnati.com:http://cin.ci/1FRQHJr.

Spring musicalIndian Hill High

School will present themusical “Once on thisIsland Jr.” at 7:30 p.m.Thursday through Sat-urday, April 23 through25, in the auditorium,6865 Drake Road.

The production isbased on the fairy taleof “The Little Mer-maid.”

Tickets are $8 andwill be available at thedoor.

Club seeks to helpveteran

The Madeira Wom-

an’s Club would like tofind a local veteran,especially in Madeira,who may need help orsupport, other thanfinancial, that the clubcan help provide.

Anyone with in-formation on whom tocontact, please emailRhonda Stephens [email protected].

Goodwill hostsEarth Day drive

This year will markthe celebration of theOhio Valley Goodwill’ssecond annual EarthDay Electronic Recy-cling Donation Drive,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun-day, April 26, at all 29Goodwill DonationCenters.

Last year, Goodwillcollected more than20,000 pounds of com-puters, keyboards andother electronic equip-ment during this one-day event and this year,the goal is 60,000pounds from the Great-er Cincinnati communi-ty.

Find out more aboutthis exciting recyclingevent at cincinnati-goodwill.org.

BRIEFLY

Great Traditions and Ban-dicorp would also beworking with GreiweGroup, North AmericanProperties and Sibcy-Cline.

“You have a lot ofstrong voices, who wouldhave the final voice?”Donnellon asked.

The CMC Propertiesproposal includes amixed-use “landmark of-fice building” with execu-tive suites, about 120 resi-dential units, a large com-munity green or amphi-theater and restaurantand retail space alongMontgomery Road.

City Manager WayneDavis said CMC and Rez-trak have proven they canexecute a developmentenvisioned by Montgome-ry , because they havedone it on a smaller scalewith Loveland Station in

downtown Loveland. “Rusty (Myers, of

Jones Lang LaSalle)knows Montgomery verywell and know this sitevery well,” Roblero said.

Most of the five sub-missions that received a“no” vote because thecommittee either thoughtthe development was toolarge, the plans didn’tmeet its vision or it did notfeel the company hasenough experience inwith public-private part-nerships.

Some were deemed tooresidential, such as thesubmission from MilhausDevelopment, LLC,whose plan called for amixed-use developmentwith 226 upscale apart-

ments, 52 condos, 60,000-square-feet office build-ing, 12,000 square feet ofcommercial space and a450-spot parking garage.

Another submission,from Equity Inc. calledfor a mixed-use develop-ment with office, retailand restaurant space atthe front of the propertywith residential andstructured parkingthroughout. Roblero saidthe plan had more resi-dential space than whatthe committee is lookingfor.

NorthPointe AdvisoryServices, LLC was seen ashaving too little experi-ence with commercial de-velopments and public-private partnerships.

NorthPointe’s plan calledfor 155 luxury apart-ments, a 60,000-square-feet office building, an-other 50,000-square-feetoffice building, 22,250square feet of retail spacein three buildings and apublic parking garage.

A proposal by CapitalInvestment Group Inc.was not given further con-sideration because it didnot fit the committee’s vi-sion. The plan called forretail facing MontgomeryRoad and possibly free-standing restaurant or en-trainment venues, a spe-cialty grocery store, res-taurants, medical offices,office space, condos andluxury apartments.

Myers Y. Cooper Co.was viewed as having alack of experience deal-ing with such a large pro-ject as well. The plancalled for a mixed-use de-velopment with an officebuilding, restaurant, re-tail along MontgomeryRoad, condos and apart-ments.

“We have had great his-tory with them. Thismight be a big step up forthem and they were justtrying to knock on thedoor,” Donnellon said.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in Montgo-mery? Follow Marika Lee onTwitter: @ReporterMarika

MARIKA LEE/ THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The city of Montgomery has received 13 submissions frompeople and companies looking to develop the old dealershipsites on Montgomery Road.

ProposalsContinued from Page 1A

The progress of rede-velopment of SycamorePlaza may depend on theaction of the SycamoreTownship trustees.

During their May 7meeting, trustees are ex-pected to conduct threezoning-related publichearings. One is for aproposed zone changefor Sycamore Plaza fromE (retail zoning) to EE(planned retail zoning).

The other two primar-ily involve signage forthe new El RanchoGrande site, 6475 E. Gal-braith Road, and the new

Simply Money location,7890 E. Kemper Road.Trustee Vice PresidentClifford Bishop said thateach of these casesshould be wrapped upfairly quickly.

The Sycamore Plazahearing could take long-er because it’s more de-tailed, he explained.

The change from sin-gle to double letter zon-ing for Sycamore Plaza isdesigned to allow for amore uniform redevelop-ment plan, explainedTownship AdministratorGreg Bickford. TheHamilton County Re-gional Planning Commis-sion recommended ap-

proval of the change to adouble letter districtwith the current town-ship zoning code as op-posed to the supplemen-tal regulations submittedby the applicant.

The applicant, Rich-ard B Tranter, Esq., origi-nally submitted about 45pages of supplementalregulations to apply toSycamore Plaza, Bick-ford said. That has sincebeen reduced to aboutfive pages.

During a hearing be-fore the Sycamore Town-ship Zoning Commission,Tranter said that hehopes to have the supple-mental regulations

ironed out and satisfac-tory to the staff beforethe proposal goes beforethe trustees.

The trustees recentlyapproved a zone changethat allowed for Staplesto relocate to a newly ex-panded space at the plazaformerly occupied byIdentity Salon.

The trustees also re-cently approved a siteplan making way for Piz-zeria Locale to come tothe plaza.

The public hearingsare expected to begin5:30 p.m. Thursday, May7, at the township’s ad-ministration building,8540 Kenwood Road.

Three zoning issues beforeSycamore trustees May 7Sheila [email protected]

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APRIL 23, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A3NEWS

Winter in Great Parks of Hamilton County, as seen through the lenses of local photographers.

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Blue Ash resident Bernadette Clemens-Walatka captured the beauty of a freezing lake at Great Parks of Hamilton County's Lake Isabella.

SEASONED WITH SNOW

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Anderson Township resident Jack Thier captured thebeauty of a juvenile red-tailed hawk at Great Parks ofHamilton County's Otto Armleder Memorial Park.

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Green Township resident Maria Dehne photographedbranches covered in snow at Great Parks of HamiltonCounty's Withrow Nature Preserve.

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The beauty of a red barn in the winter snow at Great Parks of Hamilton County's Farbach-Werner NaturePreserve, as captured by North College Hill resident Tom Fahey.

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Finneytown resident Dorothyann Feldis captured atranquil playground in the winter snow at Great Parks ofHamilton County's Winton Woods.

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Western Hills residents Evan and Tanner Crimenjoyed their day in the snow at Great Parks ofHamilton County's Mitchell Memorial Forest.Photo by Dave Crim.

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A4 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • APRIL 23, 2015

THURSDAY, APRIL 23Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current projectfor assessment and help; still lifesetups available. Ages 18 and up.$25. 404-3161; www.artatthe-barn.org. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programscovered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Christ Hospital Physical Thera-

py. 527-4000. Fairfax.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 6:30-8 p.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, 7770 E. KemperRoad, Project consultants anddesigners discuss trends inkitchen and bath design. Lightfare provided. Ages 18 and up.Free. 489-7700; neals.com.Sharonville.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn. Draw,paint, and make clever crafts inthis after school class with artteacher Patty Horwitz. Ages 8-13.$100 for 4 classes. Reservations

required. 272-3700; www.artat-thebarn.org. Mariemont.

Ladies Night Out, 6-9 p.m., TheSilver Diva, 9797 MontgomeryRoad, Suite F, Make personalizedpiece of jewelry. Pay only forwhat you make. Ages 21 and up.Price varies. Reservations re-quired. 873-4561. Montgomery.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25Learn to Sew with CarolePrice, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Tack room atThe Barn. Introductory sewingclasses that focus on techniquesincluding getting to know yoursewing machine, projects withzippers and linings and garmentsewing. Classes geared forchildren aged 7 and up. Adultswelcome. Ages 7-99. $20 perclass. Registration required.

Presented by Carole Price. 272-3700; www.artatthebarn.org.Mariemont.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg. 791-0626. Duck Creek.

Home & GardenDesigning Hot Kitchens andCool Baths, 10-11:30 a.m., Neal’sDesign Remodel, Free. 489-7700;neals.com. Sharonville.

PetsPet Care and First Aid Class, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., UC Blue AshCollege, 9555 Plainfield Road,Combination of lecture, demon-stration and hands-on skillpractice perfect for pet ownersor pet professionals. $64. Regis-tration required. Presented byCommuniversity at UC. 556-6932;www.uc.edu/ce/commu. BlueAsh.

Kitten Shower, noon to 4 p.m.,The Scratching Post, 6948 Plain-field Road, Refreshments, games,handmade crafts, door prizes,small raffle items and chances towin merchandise from MeowMart. Benefits The ScratchingPost. Free. 984-6369; www.the-scratchingpost.org. Silverton.

Runs / Walks5K Run/Walk, 7 a.m. to noon,Indian Hill High School, 6865Drake Road, Registration andpacket pick-up at Indian HillHigh School. 9:45 a.m. Run theBases for ages 7 and under. FreeT-shirt for those over age 10 ifregistered by April 3. Familyfriendly. Benefits Indian HillSchools. $25. Discounts forstudents, groups and earlyregistration. Registration re-quired. Presented by Indian HillPublic Schools Foundation.272-5932; www.ihpsf.org. IndianHill.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26Art & Craft ClassesRain Barrel Workshop, 1-4 p.m.,Greenacres Arts Center, 8400Blome Road, Assemble rainbarrel from recycled materials,personalize it and learn to installa passive diverter on gutter tocatch runoff..Each ticket-holderreceives rain barrel and con-version kit. Invite up to 2 addi-tional attendees at no additionalcharge. Ages 12 and older,children under age of 16 musthave adult present. $65. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Garden ShowsAnnual Tuber and Plant Sale,2-4 p.m., Connections ChristianChurch, 7421 E. Galbraith Road,Tubers in a variety of sizes, formsand colors. Knowledgeablegrowers will answer questions.Benefits The Greater CincinnatiDahlia Association. Free. Present-ed by Greater Cincinnati DahliaAssociation. 417-6311. Madeira.

Religious - CommunitySeekers: The Way, The Truthand The Life, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Hartzell United MethodistChurch, 8999 Applewood Drive,Guided in self-examination withfocus on understanding lan-guage of faith. Dessert anddrinks. Free. 891-8527, ext. 1;hartzellumc.com. Blue Ash.

MONDAY, APRIL 27Literary - Crafts

Monday Night Crafts, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Aprilcraft is decorative magnets. Ages18 and up. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28Home & GardenBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m. Theme: Fresh ContainerGardens., Botanica, 9581 FieldsErtel Road, Design class. Stayafter to create your own ar-rangement with help of in-structor. Free. Registrationrequired. 697-9484; www.botan-icacincinnati.com. Loveland.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29SchoolsCoffee Social with Casey,9:30-10:30 a.m., Children’s Meet-ing House Montessori School,927 O’Bannonville Road, Parentsof preschoolers learn aboutMontessori philosophy, toureight-acre campus and visitclassrooms. Free. 683-4757.Loveland.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, $25. 404-3161; www.ar-tatthebarn.org. Mariemont.

Health / WellnessSo Who’s NOT Depressed?How to Live in a World GoneCrazy, 7-9 p.m., Rockdale Tem-ple, 8501 Ridge Road, Bruce E.Levine discusses depression, howtoday’s culture plays a role, andwhat we can do. Ages 18 and up.Free. Registration required.Presented by Jewish FamilyService. 985-1581; www.jfscin-ti.org. Amberley Village.

Journey of the Heart, 5-6:30p.m. Ending June 18, CarriageCourt of Kenwood, 4650 E.Galbraith Road, Carriage Courtof Kenwood. 8-week supportgroup specifically designed toaddress unique needs of care-givers of persons with dementia.Group provides opportunity toreceive and share helpful in-formation in caring and suppor-tive environment. Free. Reserva-tions required. Presented byHeartland Hospice. 831-5800.Sycamore Township.

Home & GardenCreate Your Own ButterflyGarden, 6:30-8 p.m., TurnerFarm, 7400 Given Road, Selectingnectar plants to attract adultbutterflies, host plants for specif-ic native butterflies, other but-terfly needs, and becoming acertified monarch weight sta-tion. $15. Registration recom-mended. 561-7400; tunerfar-m.org. Indian Hill.

FRIDAY, MAY 1Art & Craft ClassesArt in Bloom After School ArtClass, 4-5:30 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, $100 for 4classes. Reservations required.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Spring Soul Collage OpenStudio Series: Opening, 10a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Women Writ-ing for a Change, 6906 PlainfieldRoad, Let’s explore through ourcard-making together what ispresent and emerging for us thisspring. For Adult Women. $35.Registration required. 272-1171;www.womenwriting.org. Silver-ton.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/share, log in

and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.

To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

THANKS TO EILEEN CONNELLY

The Scratching Post is having a Kitten Shower, noon to 4 p.m.Saturday, April 25, 6948 Plainfield Road, Silverton. The showerwill include refreshments, games, handmade crafts, doorprizes, small raffle items and chances to win merchandise fromMeow Mart. The event benefits The Scratching Post. Free. Call984-6369; visit www.thescratchingpost.org.

©2015 Fischer Homes, Inc.

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APRIL 23, 2015 • INDIAN HILL JOURNAL • A5NEWS

We’ve hardly had time to be indoorsthis week.

Between hunting for morel mush-rooms and ramps (we’ve only found onemushroom so far, and that was a falsemorel, not edible, but the ramps/wildleeks are abundant), picking violets forjellies and jams, checking out wildflowers in the woods and getting thegardens plowed and mulched for springplanting, I’m grateful when duskcomes.

But I have to admit, I love this time ofyear.

It brings out my simple creative side,and that means making crystallized flow-ers and leaves.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Email her at [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Garnish a dish with crystallized

flowers and leaves

Crystallized/candied edible flowers and leaves

All parts must be coated both with egg white and granulated sugar sothat they preserve well. If you’re concerned about using raw egg white, buypasteurized eggs. These are beautiful as a garnish for baked goods, icecream, etc. Nothing like the commercial ones which are tumbled in drumsand look like colored nuggets.

Egg whiteGranulated sugar, regular or fine

First, make sure you have “clean” petals and leaves, no toxic spray onthem. They must be dry. Whip egg white until foamy. Whipping allows youto coat petal without weighing it down. Take a small brush and coat petalon both sides very lightly but thoroughly. You can place it on a flat surfaceand coat each side with egg white. Have a small dish or pile of sugar ready.Place flatly on sugar to coat underside and sprinkle top lightly and thor-oughly. Check underside to make sure it’s coated well. Gently shake offexcess sugar. Carefully lay on wire rack to dry. Drying may take several daysor more. They’re ready when you can break off a piece cleanly, without itbending. Store covered in single layers at room temperature away from anyhumidity.

See process in stages along with list of other edible flowers, on Abou-teating.com.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: I’m going to test these using water instead ofegg white. I’ll let you know how they turn out.

List of edible flowers/herb leaves I used:Violets, violas, pansies, impatiens, mint leaves, violet leaves.

Grab and go morning glory muffins

A much loved recipe enjoying a comeback. Supposedly it was a “hip-pie” recipe when the natural food movement began and gave renewedenergy after a night of hard partying. I usually grab one before headingoutside. This is a substantial muffin!

1-1/4 cups sugar2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon cinnamon, apple pie or pumpkin spice blend2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded, sweetened coconut3/4 cup raisins, dried cherries, or your favorite dried fruit1 large apple, peeled and grated1 cup crushed pineapple, drained2 cups grated carrotsGenerous 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts3 large eggs1 cup vegetable oil - I’ve used canola and safflower1 tablespoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, bakingsoda and salt. Add coconut, raisins, apple, pineapple, carrots and nuts, andstir to combine. Separately, whisk eggs with oil and vanilla. Pour over dryingredients and blend. Spoon into muffin tins lined with muffin cups, fillingeach almost to brim. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted intocenter comes out clean. Cool muffins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto arack to finish cooling.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen: Once you mix wet and dry ingredients togeth-er, don’t over mix, which may create tunnels in baked muffins, making themless tender.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied (and edible) flowers make a creatively simple garnish.

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VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Richard Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

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Indian Hill Journal EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134 Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

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A publication of

Five years ago, the IndianHill Board of Education im-posed an inside millage taxincrease without tax-payerapproval despite beingwarned that its action violatedOhio Revised Code 5705.341.

Since then, the Board hasspent more than $208,000 oftaxpayer money defendingthe illegal tax in response tothe Committee for Respon-sible School Spending lawsuit.

On Dec. 2, the Ohio Su-preme Court unanimouslydeclared the Board’s tax in-crease illegal. By then, theBoard had collected over$6,007,536 in additional tax, ofwhich $5,288,071 is from pri-vate and corporate taxpayers.

CRSS immediately pet-itioned the Board to refund alltaxes it had illegally collected,with interest.

The Boardresponded byhiring newattorneys, at$375 per hour,to oppose acomplete re-fund. TheBoard hasrefused todiscuss thelitigation at itsmonthly pub-

lic meetings.To compel the Board to

refund the entire $6,007,536,CRSS filed for class actionstatus in the Hamilton CountyCourt of Common Pleas so itcould represent all 5,000 plusIH school district taxpayers,not just the CRSS core group.

On April 2, the Board’s newattorneys filed a brief oppos-ing CRSS being granted class

action status. In their brief,the attorneys wrote that theCommittee’s action “can onlybe explained by avarice.”

In response, the Commit-tee’s attorney pointed out thatwithout CRSS class actioncertification, every taxpayerwould have to hire an attorneyand sue the Board individ-ually. Since few taxpayerswould find it cost effective tosue, the Board would succeedin keeping most of the illegaltax proceeds.

The Committee regretsthat the Board has opted todisregard its fiduciary obliga-tion to return all funds illegal-ly collected.

A Board decision to animmediate full refund, now,would end this five-year scan-dal.

Board stonewalling squan-

ders more taxpayer money onlawyers, plus the mountinginterest due, which is com-pounding at $14,500 a month.

Board stonewalling alsosquanders community good-will. Taxpayers have whole-heartedly supported schoollevies. They even support aseparate Indian Hill PublicSchools Foundation.

The Board has no need forextra funding. Its cash sur-plus has grown steadily forover a decade. Meanwhile,student enrollment has steadi-ly declined.

School district taxpayersare encouraged to attend theApril 21 meeting of the Boardat 7 p.m. in the multipurposeroom of the high school, 6855Drake Road, 272-4500.

Email can be addressed toBoard President Tim Sharp,

[email protected] who want to

petition the Board to immedi-ately refund the entire$5,288,071 due school districtresidents, can contact CRSSfor petition forms to circulateamong friends and neighbors.

Residents who want to helpCRSS’ five-year crusade forfiscal integrity, can maketax-deductible donations tothe CRSS legal team at the1851 Center for ConstitutionalLaw, 208 E. State St., Colum-bus, OH 43215.

The Committee for Respon-sible School Spending can bereached at 7480 DeMar Road,Cincinnati, Ohio 45243, or viaemail to [email protected]

Fred Sanborn is an Indian Hill resi-dent.

It’s time to end five-year scandal

FredSanbornCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

April 16 questionWhat summer in Cincinnati

event are you most lookingforward to this year, and why?

“MLB All Star Game be-cause it just does not happenthat often and builds such en-ergy and excitement in ourcity. Shine the light on all thatis good about where we live,work, and play!”

C.G.

“The Reds being mathemat-ically eliminated in mid July soI can get on with my life andend the aggravation.”

D.H.

“The Major League Base-ball All Star Game July 14, andthe activities surrounding itwill be really special. Cincin-nati will never get a SuperBowl or NCAA Final Four dueto the lack of a retractable roofon PBS.

“This is as big a nationalsporting event as we can get. Ilook forward to the Home Runhitting contest and suspect afew baseballs may go out ofthe park in Right Field. Theopen container law may be

passed by then and make theCincinnati Banks area look alot like Beale Street or Bour-bon Street.

“There is even a very slightchance Pete Rose could bereinstated by Major LeagueBaseball. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

“My most anticipated sum-mer activity in Cincinnati iswater skiing at East Fork. Alsoplanning to participate in theKayak Fest, that looks like afun time.”

M.J.F.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONNow that the U.S. is “normaliz-ing” relations with Cuba, andhas removed it from the list ofstate sponsors of terrorism, howwill this benefit or hurt the U.S.?Would you be more or less likelyto visit Cuba? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

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The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star Game July 14 - which is about when some fans believe they will bemathematically eliminated from playoff contention.

Is it better to do nothingthan to harm those whom yourepresent? Is it better to standmute than to embarrass yourpresident, your country and allvoters? Is it better to followthe agreed legal process thanto forever humiliate yourselfby indulging in self-promotingprepubescent anarchy?

I well remember all of thepresidents back to and includ-ing Roosevelt. At no time hasany group mentioned a presi-dent’s name more often thanObama’s name has been men-tioned. This must occur due toa great personal animosity andbe fueled by the fact that theircandidate lost the last election.

The recent “letter to theIranians,” authored by an up-start from Arkansas, fittinglynamed Cotton, and astonishing-ly signed by the 47 percent ofSenators who definitely do notrepresent the old, the infirmed,the indigent, the mentally ill,

the underem-ployed, theyoung, theundereducatedand those whoare Demo-crats. In fact,by the very actof signing thatletter, none ofthese 47 per-cent repre-sented the

United States of America. Thisunprecedented act of anarchydid harm to our reputation inall of the other countries. Itsends the message that the“States” are not United!

If you travel internationallyfor business, you quickly learnto say nothing that would re-flect poorly on your country, tosay nothing that would reflectpoorly on the host country, andto do nothing that would bringshame to you, your company oryour country. For a country to

shout with many voices, eachclaiming to be the legitimatevoice, at the least engendersconfusion and uncertainty forthe political process.

Long ago, we agreed to aprocess of conducting businesswith other countries. The proc-ess works rather well. Whenyou became a Senator, youagreed to this process; further,you agreed to support thisprocess. By the act of signingsuch a letter, you havebreached that agreement.

If you do not agree with theelected executives, whether itis the local school board or thepresident of the United States,there is a process called im-peachment, and another calledremoval.

The House of Representa-tives can impeach the presi-dent, and the Senate can re-move the president. This is theprocess to which we have allagreed. Your job is to remain

silent and work within theprocess; or, change the processby changing the law.

We are entering an erawhen China returns to a statusof economic superpower. Theywill also become a militarysuperpower. It is imperativethat our country is willing andable to speak with a singlevoice.

China loves to negotiate. Itwill be necessary that our ex-ecutives be enabled to negoti-ate without the “hoots andhollers” of country bumpkins,clodhoppers, rednecks, fas-cists, anarchists and JesusFreaks.

Read the very small bookentitled, “The Art of War”. It isfree and it may be downloadedonline.

I am ashamed of our repre-sentation in this state!

James Baker is a 38-year resident ofIndian Hill

Advice to politicians - first, do no harm!

GuestcolumnistCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

INDIAN HILLJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

KENWOOD — Like anyMoeller High School Cru-sader, he proudly spouts offhis number and gives you aquick synopsis of his acco-lades in blue and gold.

Steve Kuhlman wore No.14 for Moeller’s rugby teamthat won the 2010 statechampionship. He was awinger for coach Doug Ros-feld, who left his alma materin February for a footballjob with his college almamater, the University of Cin-cinnati.

When Rosfeld, the foot-ball offensive line coach,started the program in 2009with the help of administra-tor Kim Hauck, the Crusad-ers finished fifth in thestate. They followed withthe Division title the nextyear, then were state run-ners-up in 2011.

Five years after runningthe fields with the odd-shaped ball, Kuhlman is inhis first year directing theyoung men who now at-tempt to progress it for-ward. When he played,

Moeller squared off withstate opponents like Lake-wood St. Edward, Parmaand Akron Copley.

The Division I boysgroup now consists ofBrunswick, Hudson, St. Ed-ward, St. Ignatius andStrongsville from the north,and Moeller’s grouping ofHilliard, Lakota, New Alba-ny, Pickerington and St. Xa-

vier.On April 12, the Crusad-

ers were blessed with a nice,spring day and notched ashutout against Pickering-ton, 31-0. The Pickeringtonsquad was a combination ofplayers from the North,South and Central highschools in that area.

“We have a way to go,”Kuhlman said after the ef-

fort. “We have the talent. Wejust have to get them play-ing right and we’ll be good togo.”

The luxury of athleticdepth at Moeller allowsthem to have such offeringsas rugby and even a co-edclub Frisbee squad (withMount Notre Dame) thatplayed adjacent to Kuhl-man’s Crusaders. An esti-mated three-fourths ofMoeller’s student body is in-volved in athletics.

“We have a few soccerplayers, a decent amount offootball players and wres-tlers as well,” Kuhlman said.“Those are the main draws.We also have a few guys thatonly play rugby.”

The game can be confus-ing if you haven’t beenawake in the wee hoursscanning various sportschannels. The ball is run, lat-eraled, punted and place-kicked. There is tackling,jersey-pulling and blocking;all with very little, if any,padding.

“When you watch it, it’s anightmare to try and learn,”

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

It's a scrum for the Moeller rugby team April 12. Helping out from left are sophomore Jacob Gall (1) and junior Jack Meyer.

Moeller rugby traditionbuilds on growing talentScott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Moeller’s Kavon Salepour connects on the kick April 12 at MoellerHigh School.

See RUGBY, Page 2B

INDIAN HILL — There’s a lotriding on the right arm of Cin-cinnati Country Day juniorpitcher Missy Dieckman-Mey-er.

A first-team all-Miami Val-ley Conference performer froma year ago, Dieckman-Meyerhas become a leader on a teamwith just one senior.

“By far, she’s the best pitcherwe’ve had here,” coach Scott Le-men said. “I think we’re headingin the right direction.”

There have been some grow-ing pains as the team breaks inyouth behind Dieckman-Meyer.At times, the team’s age coststhe Indians in terms of run sup-port.

“We started out rough, but Ithink we’ll definitely get betterthroughout the season,” Dieck-man-Meyer said.

Entering the April 16 contestwith North College Hill, she was2-2 with 47 strikeouts and freshoff a win against Seven Hills.She picked up her third win ofthe season in the 9-2 victoryagainst the Trojans.

Last year, she struck outclose to 2.6 batters per inningand Lemen said his team onlyhad to come up with the otherseven outs as a result. He saidshe is just as consistent this sea-son.

She starts off most batterswith a strike and then goes towork on both sides of the plate

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Day pitcherMissy Dieckman-Meyer stridestoward home plate during theIndians’ victory against Seven Hills.

Dieckman-Meyerplays bigrole forCCD Nick [email protected]

See CCD, Page 2B

INDIAN HILL — Pat Spurlockdoes not miss his rake or bagsof Diamond Dry at Indian HillHigh School.

The softball coach for theLady Braves is enjoying theluxury of artificial turf in whathas been a torrential downpourof an early spring. Thanks tothe renovation of the baseball/softball complex with infieldturf installed by The MotzGroup, Indian Hill’s teams aregetting more games in than

most of their competition.Compared to the dirt field a

year ago that backed upagainst the woods, the Indian

Hill girls are playing at a pris-tine palace.

Indian Hillsoftballhas a bit ofZang to itScott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Indian Hill senior Mikayla Germain rips a hit April 9 against Mariemont.

See SOFTBALL, Page 2B

Baseball» Indian Hill got by Taylor 3-2

on April 13. Sophomore GregNevins got the win. SophomoreChandler Harris was 2-3 with adouble and a RBI.

The Braves beat Deer Park7-5 on April 15. Junior TannerHelms got the win and was 2-2with a double. Freshman A.J.King was 3-4 and drove in tworuns.

» Cincinnati Country Daycontinued its winning streakwith a 12-0 win against NorthCollege Hill April 16.

» At the Perfect Game com-plex in Georgia April 11, Moellerblanked Sumrall (Mississippi)5-0 behind junior Nick Bennett.Seniors Kyle Dockus and Josh

Hollander were 2-4. In the cham-pionship game, Moeller beatGreenbriar Christian Academy(Virginia) 9-7. Senior MitchBault got the win and junior Pat-rick Mullinger drove in tworuns.

On April 13, Moeller run-ruled La Salle 11-0 in six innings.Senior Grant Macciocchi got thewin. Hollander was 4-4 with twodoubles, a triple and two runsbatted in. Mullinger and seniorEric Conner drove in three runseach.

Moeller beat Elder 2-1 April15 behind junior Bennett. SeniorDockus was 3-4 and drove inboth runs.

The Crusaders crushed Si-mon Kenton April 16, 12-1. Baultgot the win and seniors BryanSoth and Grant Macciocchi were

SHORT HOPS

Scott Springer and Nick RobbeCommunity Press staff

See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

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One of the more press-ing questions surroundingCincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy’s baseball teamwas how it would handle itspitching staff this season.

The Eagles lost Gato-rade Ohio player of theyear and the Division IIIstate coaches’ associationplayer of the year Camer-on Varga to the MajorLeague Baseball draft andsenior Blake Swangergraduated.

It was going to be diffi-cult to replace Varga’s 10-0record with eight shutouts,141 strikeouts and 0.00ERA. Swanger was 7-1with 77 strikeouts andthree shutouts in 66 1⁄3 in-nings.

But, the cupboard is farfrom bare.

Pitchers such as John-ny Noyen, Daniel Vezdosand Tommy Yates are han-dling their roles well.

Coach Jeff Keith said

Yates isn’t normally one ofthe hurlers the Eagles trotout to the mound, but afterhe threw a perfect game ina 16-0 rout against MiamiValley Conference foeSeven Hills, Keith mighthave to reconsider his ro-tation.

“Tommy hasn’t beenone of our everyday guys,and we thought ‘Let’s gethim out there and see whathe can do,’ ” the coach said.“We’re in that trial-and-er-ror period… It doesn’tmatter who you throw itagainst, a perfect game is aspecial thing.

“I’ve only seen three(perfect games) in my life;that was one of them.”

Yates said he had thefastball working and didn’tneed to go to his off-speedrepertoire too much.

He peppered the strikezone and let his defense goto work behind him.

“This is one of my firstchances pitching for thisteam,” Yates said. “I tookadvantage of it; that’s all I

could ask for.”Vezdos threw six in-

nings of shutout baseballagainst Cincinnati Chris-tian April 10 to move to 2-0on the season. He and Da-vid Jung combined to shutdown Clark Montessori ina 13-3 win April 16.

Noyen kept the Eaglesin the game against Madei-ra April 11, but Keith saidthe team didn’t come upwith timely hits to help hiseffort.

“Varga, Blake… they’reall good players,” Yatessaid. “But, we’ve got 17guys who can pick theteam up.

“It’ll be a good year.”With the pitching staff

playing solid, it shouldonly be a matter of timeuntil the Eagles’ bats getrolling.

If that happens, theyshould be a team to watchall season long.

“There’s a lot of base-ball left,” Keith said. “Ireally feel like this teamwill be there at the end.”

CHCA pitching picks up where it left off

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

CHCA senior pitcher Tommy Yates throws a strike during his perfect game against Seven Hills.

By Nick [email protected]

with an array of pitches.“That’s what I try to

do,” she said of attackingthe strike zone. “I thinkthe movement of mypitches and change inspeed are what make memost effective.”

It’s clear Dieckman-Meyer stacks up favor-ably against the rest of theMVC, but Lemen is confi-

dent that her talent placesher even higher.

In his mind, she is ei-ther the best or among thetop two players in the city,and is one of the top fiveplayers in the southwestregion.

Dieckman-Meyer saidher coach’s praise wasnice but added that soft-ball is a team game.

Either way, there’s nodenying her importanceto the team.

“We’ll go as far as shecan take us,” Lemen said.

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Cincinnati Country Day pitcher Missy Dieckman-Meyer fieldsher position during the win against Seven Hills April 15.

CCDContinued from Page 1B

2-3 with three runs drivenin.

Moeller beat Beech-wood 12-8 April 17 with ju-nior Chris Stock gettingthe victory. Senior KyleButz was 4-4 and drove intwo runs.

Softball» Mount Notre Dame

beat Loveland 13-12 onApril 14. Junior SydneyZeuch got the win. Sopho-more Shelby Nelson was4-4 and drove in a run.Freshman Joelle Zielin-ski was 4-5 with a tripleand drove in four runs.

On April 15, MND gotby Seton 3-2 behind Zeuchas Zielinski was 2-3 anddrove in a run.

Junior Sydney Zeuchhad the win as Mount No-tre Dame defeated McNi-cholas 6-4 on April 16. Zie-linski was 3-4.

MND beat Ursuline16-4 in five innings April17 as Zeuch won and was4-4 with two doubles andfive runs batted in.

Boys volleyball» Moeller beat Hilliard

Darby April 11, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 15-12. The

Crusaders also beat Lake-wood St. Edward 25-22,25-17, 18-25, 25-19.

On April 14, Moellerbeat Louisville St. Xavier25-15, 25-12, 25-21 andLouisville Trinity 25-21,25-19, 25-21.

Boys track and field» Indian Hill was third

at the Cincinnati CountryDay Invitational April 11.

Seniors Wells Coalfleetwon the 800 meters in2:11. Sophomore Ben War-stler won the 3,200 metersin 10:51. The Braves wonthe 4x800 relay in 9:01.

The Braves were thirdat the Finneytown QuintApril 14. Senior TroySchwab won the 400 me-ters in 54.50.

Girls track and field

» Indian Hill was thirdat the CCD InvitationalApril 11. Sophomore Sa-rah Borden won the 800meters in 2:49 and seniorSabrina Bulas won the1,600 in 5:49. The LadyBraves won the 4x800 in10:59.

At the FinneytownQuint April 15, senior Sa-brina Bulas won the 800meters in 2:37.90.

Tennis» Indian Hill shut out

Mariemont 5-0 on April14. Sophomore Alex War-stler, freshman AndrewPregel and junior Dur-ham Colohan swept sin-gles.

The Braves blankedAnderson 5-0 on April 16.Warstler, Pregel and Col-ohan again swept singles.

At the state team tour-nament, Indian Hill beatMiami Valley 4-1. War-stler and Colohan won sin-gles.

» At the state teamtournament, Moellerblanked Springfield 5-0April 13. Junior MichaelTepe, sophomore MaxBerky and junior KelleyPeter swept singles.

On April 14, Moellershut out La Salle 5-0 asTepe, Berky and juniorAlec Hoelker won sin-gles.

Short hopsContinued from Page 1B

BRANDON SEVERN /FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Josh Petri of Moeller takes his first attempt at the long jumpduring Coaches Classic qualifying April 8.

hitters have returned totheir respective dugoutdejected after facingher.

“I don’t think we’veseen her top side yet,”Spurlock said. “We’ll befine.”

Helping Zang lead thesquad are seniors Mi-kayla Germain and Bea-triz Hernandez. Ger-main is a four-year start-er who missed some lastyear with health issues.Early on, she’s played ahealthy shortstop andhas been an effective ta-ble setter and base steal-er at the top of the line-up.

Junior MarshanaBaskin also joined thegroup from the basket-ball team and has pro-duced at the plate and inthe field. Spurlock andathletic director Jeff Zi-dron are always hud-dling to encourage newplayers to participate.The appeal of the newfield has caught the eyeof a few first-time play-ers.

“It definitely helped,”Spurlock said. “Most ofthe players brought

“This is one of thebest fields in southwestOhio,” Spurlock said.“As nice as New Rich-mond is, they (Motz) didours even better.”

The Lady Braves nowtake the field with zestand Zang.

Junior Cassidy Zangis the Indian Hill pitcherwho leads the CincinnatiHills League in strike-outs at presstime and isamong the leaders at theplate in average, homeruns and runs batted in.

“She’s real solid,”Spurlock said. “She’splayed third base andfirst base the past fewyears and was the back-up pitcher. She had someshoulder problems lastyear so she didn’t get asmany innings. I thoughtshe might compete withAlly (Hermes, last year’sstarter) but she gothurt.”

Many of Zang’s hitshave been for extra bas-es. In the circle, many

their friends out. I’mhearing some rumblingsof other kids playing, butlacrosse is doing welland all that stuff. We’lljust keep pluggingaway.”

Spurlock would liketo develop a feeder pro-gram for youth. Some ofhis current playerscame from Mariemont’ssystem. Some youngplayers just follow theirsiblings.

“Cassidy’s sister is afreshman and she’s go-ing to be really good,”Spurlock said. “She’s avolleyball player - Teen-sy Zang. She’s a reallygood athlete.”

With AAU volleyballplayers and basketballplayers, Spurlock hasleft the weekends openin terms of scheduling.With their new digs, anhour and a half or two-hour window with nolightning permits themto be primarily a week-day team.

After road gamesApril 22 and 24 at Wyo-ming and Finneytown,Indian Hill will host Fin-neytown April 27.

SoftballContinued from Page 1B

games were called due tosnow.

As of presstime, theywere 3-2.

Ahead is a rematchwith New Albany April 26and contests with Louis-ville St. Xavier and the lo-cal St. X Bombers.

The “CrosstownScrumdown” is May 8 atSt. Xavier, where theBombers are still Moell-er’s big game.

Kuhlman said. “You think,‘Why are they lifting thatguy or why are they get-ting together and having ascrum?’. When you play,and I didn’t pick it up untilmy senior year, you pick itup pretty quick.”

Moeller’s first two

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The Cincinnati-East-side Rotary Club is host-ing its annual charity ga-la and silent auction on

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The gala is supportingthe child abuse preven-tion initiative “Stoppingthe Abuse Before it EverStarts.”

Data suggests eachyear in the U.S. alone,children’s services agen-cies receive reports ofabuse and neglect ofmore than 3 million chil-dren.

Approximately 1,600children will die eachyear from their injuries –more than 75 percent ofthose victims under theage of four. Equally trou-bling is that the majorityof abusers are parents.The “Stopping the AbuseBefore it Ever Starts”initiative seeks to edu-

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Cincinnati-EastsideRotary’s charity galahopes to provide sub-stantial support for thisworthy cause throughthe generosity of manykind hearts.

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Cincinnati-EastsideRotary engages in fel-lowship, service and edu-cation each Wednesdayduring luncheon meet-ings beginning at noon atIvy Hills Country Club inNewtown.

Members represent avast range of business,non-profit and govern-ment leaders striving toimprove communities.

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CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

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9:00 am Classic/Traditional11:00 am Contemporary

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Hyde Park Baptist ChurchMichigan & Erie Ave

513-321-5856 Bill Rillo, PastorSunday Worship Services: 11:00am & 6:00pm

Sunday School: 9:45amWednesday Bible Study: 7:00pmwww.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org

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2010 Wolfangel Rd., Anderson Twp.513-231-4301

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CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR8005 Pfeiffer Rd. Montgomery 791-3142

www.cos-umc.orgTraditional Worship8:20am & 11:00am

Contemporary Worship 9:40amSunday School (All ages)

9:40 & 11amNursery Care Provided

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TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

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Connections Christian Church7421 East GalbraithCincinnati, OH 45243

Phone: 513-791-8348 • Fax: 513-791-5648

Jeff Hill • Ministerwww.connectionscc.org

Worship Service 10:30amSunday School 9:15 am

FAITH CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

~ Solid Bible Teaching ~6800 School StreetNewtown, OH 45244

Phone: 271-8442Web: www.fcfc.us

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell, Senior PastorPastor Justin Wilson, Youth Minister

Vibrant Teen and Children’s MinistriesSunday Worship 10:30 am

All ages Sunday School 9:30 amWed. Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm

Wed. Worship/Bible Study 6:45 pmAll are Welcome!

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AscensionLutheran ChurchA second worship service hasbeen added to Ascension’sSunday morning worshipschedule. The new 8 a.m.service is intended for thosewho would like to worship ina more contemplative way.The church offers a blendedworship at 10:15 a.m. SundaySchool, Confirmation andAdult Forum meet at 9 a.m.

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered at 7 p.m. onthe fourth Tuesday of themonth. More information onthis ministry is available at793-3288.

Women’s weekly Friday morn-ing Bible Study is at 9:30 a.m.Kids are welcome play in theplayroom. The group is read-ing Jessica LaGrone’s newstudy, “Broken and Blessed.”

Healing Christ (healing touch)Ministry is offered on thefourth Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. More information isavailable at 793-3288.

The church is at 7333 PfeifferRoad, Montgomery; 793-3288;wwwascensionlutheran-church.com.

Bethel Baptist TempleAWANA children’s clubs forages 4 through ninth-grade isoffered 7-8:30 p.m. Wednes-days through May 13. Childrenenjoy games, Bible studies andstory times, singing and spe-cial theme nights.

A college and career Biblestudy meets at the churchevery other Monday at 7:30p.m. Call the church for de-tails.

Round Up Sunday for all thechildren’s Sunday schoolclasses meets on the firstSunday of the month for alight-hearted time of Biblestories, games, penny wars,Bible Bowl and more.

Sunday School classes are 10a.m.; Sunday worship is 11 a.m.Kings Kids, a children’s wor-ship service, is offered duringthe 11 a.m. service. Nurserycare is available.

The church is at 8501 PlainfieldRoad, Sycamore Township;891-2221; bethelbaptist-temple.org.

Blue AshPresbyterian ChurchA free-will offering will betaken at both performances tosupport the work of Bake MeHome, a charitable organiza-tion in Hamilton County thatprovides homemade cookiesand other donations forfamilies in crisis. Their missionis to promote shared familyexperiences and volunteerismin their community. Bake MeHome serves 18 agencies infour counties as well as ser-vicemen and women overseas.

The BAPC bowling group meetsweekly Thursdays, 10 a.m., at

Crossgate Lanes.The church is at 4309 CooperRoad; 791-1153; the church hasa Facebook page.

Church of theSaviour UnitedMethodist ChurchChildren’s Weekday Program-ming is Tuesday and Thursdaymornings and Thursday after-noon with lunch available foreither day. There is a nominalcharge and you must bringyour child’s lunch. Register onthe website (www.cos-umc.org) under “RegistrationForms.”

The church is at 8005 PfeifferRoad, Blue Ash; 791-3142;www.cos-umc.org.

Cincinnati FriendsMeeting - QuakerRegular worship is 11 a.m.Sundays followed by fellow-ship in the Fireside room atnoon. First Day/Nursery Schoolis available.

The Meetinghouse is at 8075Keller Road, Cincinnati; 791-0788; cincinnatifriends.org

CommunityLighthouse Churchof GodServices are 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

The church is at 4305 SycamoreRoad, Cincinnati; 984-5044; onFacebook under CommunityLighthouse Church of God.

Good ShepherdLutheran ChurchCelebrate your faith at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church!Woven Worship with Commu-nion is 5 p.m., Saturdays;Traditional Service is 8 a.m.Sundays; a 30-minute servicefor families with young chil-dren is 9 a.m., Sundays; Con-temporary service is 11 a.m.;and traditional service is 11a.m.

GSLC offers preschool andstudent Sunday School at 9:30a.m., September-May.

Faith-building classes, fellow-ship and outreach opportuni-ties, and small groups areoffered each weekend andthroughout the week foradults to connect. There issomething for everyone here.

The church is at 7701 KenwoodRoad, Kenwood, 891-1700;goodshepherd.com

Hartzell UnitedMethodist ChurchSunday School: 9 a.m., SundayWorship Service: 10:30 a.m.,Camp Kids & Child Care: 11a.m.; youth, outreach, fellow-ship, music ministries, Biblestudies.

Seekers (The Way, the Truthand the Life) small groupmeets 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Sundays. For more informa-tion, contact Dave and Melissaat 891-8527 extension 1.

The church is at 8999 Apple-wood Drive, Blue Ash; 891-8527; www.hartzellumc.org.

Madeira SilverwoodPresbyterian ChurchThe church is presenting “TheArt of Marriage,” a multi-week course. Visitmadeirachurch.org.

The church is at 8000 MiamiAve., Madeira; 791-4470.

Mission BaptistCincinnatiSunday Bible study is 10 a.m.for all ages. Worship is 11 a.m.Pastor is Bill Rains.

The church is at 7595 Montgo-mery Road, Kenwood; 520-9111; mbccincy.org.

St. Paul CommunityUnited MethodistChurchCelebrate Habitat for Humanityon Sunday, April 26, at allservices. Learn about the 2015Build of three homes in Lock-land, sign the lumber, meetthe families, find out how tovolunteer to build or providelunches on site, eat a housecookie. St. Paul is part of theEastside Coalition of 11churches that work togetherto bring change and hope tolocal families and neigh-

borhoods.St. Paul Presents features apiano concert with MichaelChertock at 3 p.m., on Sunday,April 26, in the sanctuary fullof light and color. The series isfree and open to the commu-nity for music and fellowshipin a beautiful setting.

The Adult Bible Class (ABC)invites all to join in fun andfellowship at 9:30 a.m. Theclass enjoys coffee and dunk-ers, prayer and singing and anamazing Bible-based curricu-lum. The class is studying giftsof the Holy Spirit found inJohn 1, 2 and 3 during April.

Cornerstone is a small adultgroup which meets at 9:30a.m. every Sunday and in-formally discusses currentChristian themes. In April,learn how to discern in aculture of deception, as pre-sented in the DVD sermonseries “Twisting the Truth” byAndy Stanley.

FUSE, a fun time for students infifth- through 12th-grades,meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m. every Sunday for games,food and some time to learnabout Jesus.

Questions for Christ Bible studyis offered on Wednesdaysduring Lent at noon and 6:30p.m. Each study focuses onfigures from the story of thePassion of Christ who are

questioned concerning theirrelationship to Jesus Christ.

Worship times are 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. (traditional) and9:30 a.m. (contemporary).

The church is at 8221 MiamiRoad, Madeira; 891-8181;www.stpaulcumc.org.

SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group.Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-

centered program based onthe Beatitudes addressingmany of life’s hurts, hang-upsand habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-availablebasis. E-mail announcementsto areeves@community-

press.com.

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Pat Donaldson,resident since 2009